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Employment and average hourly earnings by industry

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Employment and average hourly earnings by industry for all employees, February 2023, seasonally adjusted
Industry Over-the-month-change in employment (in thousands) Average hourly earnings Employment level (in thousands)

Total private

265 33.09 132,855

Mining and logging

0 36.87 631

Construction

24 35.76 7,918

Manufacturing

-4 31.62 12,983

Wholesale trade

11.1 36.16 6,048.8

Retail trade

50.1 23.81 15,561.8

Transportation and warehousing

-21.5 28.40 6,699.7

Utilities

-1.1 48.84 552.1

Information

-25 48.05 3,075

Financial activities

-1 42.65 9,105

Professional and business services

45 39.76 22,912

Private education and health services

74 32.63 25,008

Leisure and hospitality

105 20.83 16,535

Other services

9 29.51 5,826